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Why MLK Would Back Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
by James M. Wall Juan Cole’s column, published today on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, links King to 29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress. This nation honors King on each third Monday of January, … Continue reading Continue reading
“One Bright Shining Moment”
By James M. Wall Christmas Day comes and goes. You take a walk, or you sit in your easy chair, and think, who could I call to discuss the political miasma of the closing days of 2018? Has it been … Continue reading Continue reading
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“Hate Is on the Ballot Next Week”
By James M. Wall If you are an American voter and your ballot is not cast by closing time on Tuesday, November 6, you will have missed participating in the most momentous political event of modern times. Don’t just take … Continue reading Continue reading
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Remembering Paul Findley and Yasser Arafat
by James M. Wall On the day Yasser Arafat died, November 9, 2004, former Illinois Republican Congressman Paul Findley wrote an article to describe the relationship he had with the Palestinian leader. Paul Findley knew then, and he knows now, that … Continue reading
Israel Lobbies Shaping Illinois Governor’s Race
next to last paragraph: “crammed full with Israeli bone fides.” — not sure, but shouldn’t that be bona fides?
Brilliant to compare Israeli election meddling with Russian meddling.
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Jimmy Carter Warned of Trumpism in 1979
by James M. Wall Last week brought more ill-informed, mean-spirited acts from our current President. Before reviewing some of those acts, pause with me for a moment to give thanks for Jimmy Carter. Here is just the latest reason to … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Politics and Elections, Religious Faith
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“This Meddlesome Priest” Troubles Trump
by James M. Wall At 2:30 in the morning of June 17, 1972, forty five years ago this weekend, five men were arrested as they attempted to place wire taps in the offices of the Democratic National Committee in the … Continue reading
The Political History Behind Trump’s Curtain
by James M. Wall Writing in the current issue of In These Times, American History scholar Theo Anderson follows the modern political conservative movement’s rise to power from the founding of the Heritage Foundation in 1973 through Donald Trump’s inauguration … Continue reading
Trump Delivers “A Deportation Force on Steroids”
by James M. Wall In response to a question about Antisemitism, President Trump summarized his answer with one of his typical non sequitur closings: “you’re going to see a whole lotta love.” What we are getting from Trump is not even remotely … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Obama, Politics and Elections
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“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in us”
by James M. Wall The Merriam-Webster dictionary has just announced that more than one thousand new words have been added to its latest edition. One of those new words–snollygoster–arrives just in time to apply to Republican members of Congress, who shut down Senator Elizabeth … Continue reading
Posted in Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Politics and Elections
Tagged Coretta Scott King, Elizabeth Warren
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